Vehicle-wheel.



G. J. @L H. o. GARRBTT.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

`APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1912.

1,072,597, Patent-.ea sepf. 9, 1913.

G. J. & E. G. GAEEETT. v l

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 25, 1912.

Patented sep1;.9',1913.

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wLUMBlA PLANOGRAPH 0.,WASHINOTOM D. G.

the same with absolute exactitude.V

f i construction, neat and attractive iniappearburrag sumas, yran union GLOSTER J'. GARRE'ITy .AND HERBERT C. GARRETTy 0F RICHMOND, INDIANA.

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ehicle-V-Vheels`; and, we do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear,`andcom prehensive 'expositionA of .the-`same, `being such as will enable others to. make and use Our present invention relates to wheels iny tended more particularlyfor1 automobiles or otherk vehicles wherein La maximum of resiliency is desired with a minimum of expense.

"The" object of Your present invention,-

broadlyspeaking, is'to provide a vehiclewheelwhichwill dispense with the ordinary pneumatic tires,`1at same time providing a wheel which; will be strong land durable in ance, light in, weight, and whi'ch 7canvv `be manufactured and -sold at comparatively low price. f f

` Aumore particulary object is to provide certain new-and useful improvements in the construction over that set forth in our prior application tiled March 11, 1912 Ser. No. 682,903, now in Div. :41, Room y125, same being indicated for allowance. l v

The preferred manner for the construction of our invention in a practical 'andmechanical mannerisshown inthe accompanying two sheets of'drawings,` inV Which- Figure l is a face v iew showing one of our Wheels in elevation, a portion of the kouter plate being removed to showtheinterior ar-v rangements of the wheel.Fig. 2 is a vsectional detail View as taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig-.f3 is' an 4enlarged detail' sectional view as taken on line 343 of Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view, as.

taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a face View of one of the wedges; and Fig. 6

is an edge view of the same. Fig. 7 shows a slight modificationin-v the vmanner of forming the guards, in this instance they do notl extend over the hub.' v. Fig.' 8 is an inner face elevation of a portion of one of.r the friction rings. Fig. 9 is a face'viewy of one of the plates for the ycross springs; and Fig.'10 is an edge elevation of the'same. Similar indices denote like parts throughout the several views. 1 y

In order that the construction and the operation of our invention may be more fully.

' f Specification of LettersiPatent.. Application mea July 25, 1912. ser'ia1No.711,411.

socket.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Patented sept. e, 191.2.

understood and appreciated we will now take up a detailed ydescription thereof, in which we will set forth the various features as briefly and as j comprehensively as we may. v

Referring' now to the drawings, numeral l denotes'thehub, from which radiate a'plurality of round tubular spokes 2 which are spaced an equal distance apart therearound. Y Numeral 3 denotes the inner rim to which tached in any well known mannen Carrled by therim 3 are a plurality of tapering sockets 4,whichopen therethrough, one of the outer ends of all of thespokes are atwhich is located between each twoofthe c spokes. Each alternate socket projects both inward and outward 'from the =rim 3 as shown, while the others project only inward from the. rim. The inner end of each of said socketsis adapted to be closed by a removable screw-plug 5. 1.

yNumeral 6 designates the outer rim which is normally concentricwith the rim 3 and it is spaced some distance therefrom. Located opposite each of the sockets 4 is a plate 7, y

each being secured by a bolt a to the Yinner periphery of the rim 6. f Two seats are formed in each of 'said' plates 7 ,fori the springs Bland S. Seated inv each of the sockets 4 is a pair of helical springs Sand 8', whichare concentric with each other, the

latter'being located within the convolutions of the former, theconvolutions ofone being dispos'edfopposite to thatof the other, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3. rlhe outer ends of each pair of said springs is seated in l the plate 7, and their inner ends are seated against the yinner face of the 'plug 5.V SeA-` cured around on the periphery of therim 6 is the tire-band 9 which shoul'dbe adapted to carry a rubber tire as desired'. lThe ten? Lsion v of thesprings 8 'andSk tendl at'alltimes to push the rim 6 voutwardto its Vmaximum distance from the rim 3, yet allowingthe inner rim to move radially while the outer rim remains relatively stationary. The tension of the springs 8 and 8 may be variedL as desired by turning the plugsy 5 inward or outward.' Each alternate vsocket isdiflerent near the inner rim than are the ones on each side thereof, the one immediately to the right of the center in Fig. lbeing a major socket and the one on the left is a minor The minor sockets terminate att-he rim from which they project centerward,

While the major-sockets extend fartherout-V ward beyond the inner rim, and then turn I. to the right and the left parallel to therims l A other flexible ring 23 by which vthe d1sks 21 thereby forming the respective flanges c and b on each side thereof.

is a head: c and c', respectively.

hold the cross spring 10 in place. lSecured to the inner periphery of the rim 6, by bolts' maybe varied, however, by means of the j wedges 13 and `13 which are adapted to be driven in between the clip 11 and the head 12, as sho-wn in Fig. 2. Said wedges have a" 'small hole in one end thereof whichV 1s located to come opposite 'one of the notches f formed in the ends of the movable head 12 as shown in Fig. v.

From the above it 1s apparent that the 1nner and the outer rlnis .are resiliently con- Y nected in a circumferential direction by the springs 10, one of said springs pressing in one direction and the next thereto in the opposite direction, whereby the springs 10 counterbalance each other throughontthe circumference of the wheel. Y

Formed in each side of the rim 6 is a channel in each of which is fitted afriction ring 14, as showniin Fig. 3, same being secured to the rim 6 Vat frequent distances apart by the bolts 15. One of said rings 14 is odset, as shown in Fig. 4, at each bolt i' 15, in order that the nuts of said bolts will not project out beyond the face of the rim.A Y

Slidably contacting with each'ofthe rings 14 is the ring-plateS-16 Vwhich are secured to the edges ofthe rim 3 by the'bolts 17, there being ridges 18 (Fig. 1) extending across on the outer face of the rimy 3 through which an aperture is formed for said bolt.A Two ribs, g and g', are formed around on the contact faces of the ring-plates, the former fitting over the edges of the upperends of the major sockets, and the latter fitting over the edges of the rim 3, all as shown inv Fig. 3.

Secured to the sides of the rim 6,'adjoining the tire-band 9, is theresilient gasket 19 which is opposite the lips 20, the latter extending centerward from and formed integral with the'band 9, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Y The disks 21 are adapted to cover the interior of the wheel, in order toexclude dirt and water.V Said disks 21 terminate some distance away from the Vhub or the center of the wheel. VExtending outward from the hub or the center of the wheel are the inner disks 22, as shown in Fig. 4, `which extend voutward to within a short distance.ofand `Loca-ted between` each of said flanges and Z2 and the rim 3 Extending ont from the face of the head c is a lug d to ing any of the advantages thereof.

in alinement with the disks 21. The disks 21 and 22 .are connected by a leather or and 22 may movepedgewise independent of each other. The two disks 21 should be connected at intervals by bolts 24, said disks being spaced apartA by the thimbles 25 througheach 'ofw'hich one of the bolts 24 extends, thereby allowing the bolts 24 to be tightened upontlie disks yet :preventing the disks Afrom being pressed too near together. The' brake drumis denoted by letter A.

The means for excluding dirt and moisa ture from the interior of the wheel mayv bev accomplished in several'ways, but preferably as that described, in: certain. instances `'the outer disk may extend ventirely-over the end ofthe hub .ofthe wheel, as in Fig. 4, or -it may'extend only ytoa point near the hub or Y Y cap of the wheehas shown in Fig. 7, which allows the hub orcap.` to project out farther than does the outer disk 21. The size of the disks 21 is such that their ,peripheriesl fit around againstthe band 9., and they-areretained in place by Itheir respective openrings l27 which are wedge-shape infcross section `and they are adapted to-'fit in between the .-disk121 andthe lip 20 as shown in Figs.

3` and 4L Said ring 27 is kadapted to ybe tightly secured in place by thewedge-28, as in Fig. 1," which is inserted'between vthe ends of the ring 27, after which it is secured'to the disk 21 by a pair of set-screws p.

After the several parts have been arranged as shown and described it will be manifest that we provide a wheelv wherein all yof the parts will work together with perfect synchronisin, each fulfilling the part for which it is intended. The proportionate weight of the vehicle and its loadwill of lcourse all come upon the huband from -there itiwill be transmitted through the spokes to the inner rim 3, and from the latter the weight will .be transmitted resiliently through the springs tothe outery rim or tire. -At any given time the weight will manifestly be carried by the lower vertical springs' 8 and 8V and the two` sets of like springs vlocated on each sidel thereof, and

also by certain vof the side or cross springs 1-0, the latter allowing the whole lcentral portion of the wheel to be moved up and down independent of the outer rim'or the tire of the wheel. l,

Ve desire that it beunderstood that various changes may be made in the several details ofV construction from that herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of our invention or sacrificthe best means for the constructionof 'our invention known at this time, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is- ,s

A Vehicle wheel comprising an outer rim for carrying a tire, an inner rim which is movable with relation to the outer rim but is normally concentric therewith, a central hub, spokes rigidly connecting the hub and the inner rim, a plurality of tapering major and minor sockets projecting centerward from the inner rim `and formed integral therewith, a removable plug for closing the inner end of each socket, 'a plate Vlocated opposite each of said plugsand securedto the inner periphery of the outer rim, a pair of helical springs located in each of said sockf ets, one spring of lthe pair being located within the otherand coiled opposite thereto, both springs of each pair beingl seated at their inner ends yon one of said plugs and the Copies of this patent may beV obtained for five cents each, byy addressing the vcoinmissionerkof Patents,

other ends thereof being seated on one of ,said plates, a cross spring located between interior of the wheel, all substantially asv shown and described.

In testimony whereof we havev hereunto subscribed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GLosTER J. GARRETT. HERBERT c. GARRETT.

- ROBERTW. RANnLE,

R. E'. RANDLE.

Washington, 12.0. .y 

